Photographing Models

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Photographing Models
Maxfield Parrish. Photograph of Sue Lewin
posing for Rubaiyat. 1916.
Maxfield Parrish. Rubaiyat. Rubaiyat. 1917.
Presentation in conjunction with Maxfield
Parrish Master of Make-Believe
San Diego Museum of Art Education Department
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Jan van der Straet. Painters Studio.

• Artists have been using models for many years.
  Models help artists visualize what they want to
  paint, draw, or sculpt.

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Sometimes artists have people model for
portraits.
Henri Matisse. The Painter in His Studio. 1917.
Wooden models can be used to capture body
movements and positions.
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• Maxfield Parrish,
• an American artist, often used models for his
  paintings.

Maxfield Parrish. Photograph of
Sue Lewin posing for the femals in the Pied Piper
mural.
Maxfield Parrish. Photograph of Sue Lewin posing
for Land of Make-Believe. 1905.
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• Parrish took photographs of his models to work
  from for longer periods of time instead of making
  them hold poses for hours.

Maxfield Parrish. Rubaiyat. 1917.
Maxfield Parrish. Photograph of Sue Lewin
posing for Rubaiyat. 1916.
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• Parrish would often have his models wear
  costumes so he could see exactly what the
  characters should look like in his paintings.

Maxfield Parrish. Land of Make-Believe. 1905.
Maxfield Parrish. Photograph of Sue Lewin
posing for Land of Make-Believe. 1905.